HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2015-046-O-150 Effective Date: May 9, 2015 46-0-15 3/30/2015
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Subsection 3-4-6-(P-1) of the City Code to Allow for Sale of
Beer in Twenty -Two (22) Ounce Containers for Off -Site Consumption
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Subsection 3-4-6-(P-1) of the Evanston City Code of 2012,
as amended, is hereby further amended by allowing the sale of beer in twenty-two (22)
ounce containers for off -site consumption, to read as follows:
(P-1) CRAFT BREWERY license shall authorize the on -site production and storage of
craft beer in quantities not to exceed nine hundred thirty thousand (930,000)
gallons (or 30,000 barrels) per year and the sale of such beer for consumption
off -premises. It also authorizes on -site sampling 'consumption of such beer by
persons of at least twenty-one (21) years of age. Such craft brewery licenses
shall be issued subject to the following conditions:
• 1. It shall be unlawful for a Class P-1 licensee to sell a container of beer for
off -premises consumption unless the volume of the container is equal to or
greater than twenty-two (22) ounces or .65 liters.
2. Class P-1 licensees may during authorized hours of business, offer for on -
site consumption samples of beer permitted to be produced and sold
pursuant to this classification. Licensees who limit activity to sampling
only, as specified herein, shall provide limited food service such as
cheese, crackers, snack food or other similar deli -style items to customers
who are sampling craft beer.
3. Class P-1 licensees must have at least one (1) BASSET -certified site
manager on -premises whenever beer is available for on -site consumption.
All persons who sell, open, pour, dispense or serve craft beer shall be
BASSETT certified. Class P-1 licensees must provide food service
whenever beer is available for on -site consumption, in accordance with
the specifications applicable to sampling for on -site consumption. The
licensee is strictly liable for complying with all provisions regarding food
service. Craft beer product samples for on -site consumption shall be
dispensed only in containers provided by the licensee. No alcoholic liquor
shall be brought onto the licensed premises or consumed on the licensed
premises other than the craft beer offered for sampling. Licensees shall
not provide more than three (3) free samples, each of which shall not
• exceed two (2) fluid ounces, to any person in a day.
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• 4. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a Class P-1 license to provide a
sample of or sell any beer between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 10:00
a.m. on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday; between
the hours of 1-00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on any Saturday; and between the
hours of 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on any Sunday.
5. Every Class P-1 licensee must have a valid Class 3 Brewer's License from
the State of Illinois. Every licensee shall maintain accurate records as to
the total gallonage of beer manufactured on the premises and the total
gallonage of beer manufactured on the premises and sold for consumption
off -premises. Licensee shall produce said records to the City upon
request.
6. Every employee of a Class P-1 licensee who participates in the production
and sale of beer, pursuant to this license class, must be BASSET -certified.
The applicant for the renewal only of such licenses may elect to pay the amount
herein required semiannually or annually. Such election shall be made at the time of
application.
The annual single payment fee for initial issuance or renewal of such license shall be
$1, 800.00.
The total fee required hereunder for renewal applicants electing to make semiannual
• payments, payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-4-7 of this Chapter, shall
be $1, 890.00.
No more than one (1) such license(s) shall be in force at any one (1) time.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
• provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
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• SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: -*k k? 2015 Approved:
Adopted: V-% Cal' 2015 0�`l C, , 2015
Eli a eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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Attest: Approved as to form:
Rodnereeneity Clerk / l ,�\ Gran Farrar Corporation Counsel
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